Specsavers Championship, Thursday, September 14, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

INDIVIDUAL 50: H Hameed 50* (151)
Lancashire 126/1 (51.5 ov, trail by 76 - 2nd inns) v Somerset

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 1:03:10 PM
@RobLittle - how has Leach done this season?

by Jamie Dow 9/14/2017 1:03:08 PM
Anyone seen a cricketer fielding on his knees before? pic.twitter.com/onIvYJQPcU
— anthony gibson (@antgib) September 14, 2017

by nickcricket 9/14/2017 1:02:32 PM
@RobLittle I mean he is no Dom Bess

by nickcricket 9/14/2017 1:01:54 PM
is there any argument for not taking Leach at this point? he seems to have got over his problems with his action, and is clearly statistically the best spinner in county cricket by *ahem* absolutely miles

by Rob Little 9/14/2017 1:01:17 PM
I'm mystified by the Eng approach to spin. Moeen - yes, fine. But it seems all very half-hearted with regard to pretty much everyone else that doesn't yield instant success. Crane - who knows? Rashid seemed to me well worth persevering with for red as well as white ball. But you need a reserve (or a second) finger spinner. Who? I fear it'll be Dawson. :-/

by Jamie Dow 9/14/2017 12:59:59 PM
WICKET: Kent 210/5 (63.1 ov, trail by 175 - 1st inns) v Gloucs
JL Denly c Mustard b MD Taylor 57 (131) Partnership: 0 (0.2 ov)
MD Taylor 18.1-2-60-1 SW Billings 0* (1)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 12:59:52 PM
And maybe a few spin bowling camps in Bangladesh with Qadri/Bess/Parkinsons. They do like a whole bunch of winter squads...

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 12:59:17 PM
@NemoUKS Too late it written in the stars, JOverton will get one eating breakfast on the first day

by nickcricket 9/14/2017 12:57:29 PM
UPDATE: Match delayed by rain, Warwickshire 55/5 (24 ov, trail by 113 - 2nd inns) v Essex

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 12:57:14 PM
Oh well done Sam...

by Dave Knibb 9/14/2017 12:56:43 PM
They may do some sort of "fast bowler camp" like they've done before with Garton/Joverton/a few others but hopefully not as they always, always give someone a stress fracture of the back

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 12:56:34 PM
That is why England can call upon statistically the second best current Leg spinner from Shoreham-by-Sea

by nickcricket 9/14/2017 12:56:14 PM
WICKET: Kent 210/4 (62.5 ov, trail by 175 - 1st inns) v Gloucs
SA Northeast b Noema-Barnett 66 (90) Partnership: 106 (30.2 ov)
K Noema-Barnett 8.5-1-15-1 JL Denly 57* (130)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 12:56:09 PM
TCurran for the EPP that is, not the main team

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 12:55:48 PM
Although how can Crane, Foakes or Curran get in as they are uncapped, and as Bayliss said...

by Dave Knibb 9/14/2017 12:55:14 PM
Rashid can barely make the Yorks first XI at the moment

by Joe Williams 9/14/2017 12:54:42 PM
@Dave .... hope I didn't put my foot in it.

by Jamie Dow 9/14/2017 12:54:23 PM
I'd be surprised if Rashid is in the squad based on the noises Bayliss has made about him. TCurran is a fair call though.

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 12:54:14 PM
Think Rashid's probably dead in the water in Tests sadly.

by StaggerBreaths 9/14/2017 12:54:03 PM
@NemoUKS I would expect Tom Curran to be in the squad since he's making the ODI squads now, over Coad or Garton

by carsayer 9/14/2017 12:53:42 PM
Is Ballance a shoe in for the test squad? I know he wasn't technically dropped but may be seen as one failure too far, also not really scored any runs since early season now

by Joe Williams 9/14/2017 12:53:19 PM
@Nemo Outside the last XI, I think the other 5 will be Hameed, Hales, Foakes, Rashid and Woakes.

by Dave Knibb 9/14/2017 12:53:14 PM
Pretty glacial from Hameed. But I do think that, since the Aussies' main strategy at home is to wang it down as fast as possible, it's a pretty good counter-strategy just to defend and let them knacker themselves out (and get injured, as the most dangerous of them seem liable to). I'm ok with this from Hameed, even if it may not be electrifying stuff for the punters in the stands!

by Jamie Dow 9/14/2017 12:53:10 PM
Crane is the main squad! The hype train has left the station. How many First Class Wickets does Moeen Ali or Rashid have in Australia? Not as many as Mason

by nickcricket 9/14/2017 12:53:09 PM
UPDATE: Match delayed by rain, Glamorgan 137/5 (47.2 ov, lead by 34 - 2nd inns) v Northants

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 12:52:25 PM
Bayliss did say they would take a few openers so that is where the batting reserve is likely to come from, if you think that the Keeper is a middle order reserve batsmen

by nickcricket 9/14/2017 12:51:00 PM
@Jamie Forgive me the shoe faux pas...

by Dave Knibb 9/14/2017 12:50:52 PM
Assuming the last test XI plus Woakes, Foakes, Ballance, Dawson (sigh) and Hameed is the Ashes squad, I think my Lions/EPP squad would be something like Jennings ©, Gubbins, Burns, Northeast, Hales, Joe Clarke, Livingstone, Ben Cox, Duckett, Coverton, Leach, Garton, Porter, Coad, Crane, Archer. That's 15 which feels about right...

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 12:50:36 PM
WICKET: Glamorgan 137/5 (47.2 ov, lead by 34 - 2nd inns) v Northants
CA Ingram b Azharullah 25 (87) Partnership: 1 (1.4 ov)
Azharullah 8.2-1-26-2 CB Cooke 0* (7)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 12:50:29 PM
A "shoo-in", I believe is the expression, Dave. But yes. He should be one of those.

by Jamie Dow 9/14/2017 12:49:54 PM
Don't want to bat first at Taunton or bat last, so make them make you follow on pic.twitter.com/x24rINe9du
— Mike ???? ???? (@mikebirty) September 13, 2017

by nickcricket 9/14/2017 12:49:39 PM
In the case of Northeast (and this isn't a 'chip' comment Lawrence), I think his only chance is by scoring Div.1 runs.

by Dave Knibb 9/14/2017 12:49:18 PM
I've been talking up Northeast for a while now, but as Joe says, no new players for the Tour. But must be a shoe in for the EPP.

by Dave Knibb 9/14/2017 12:47:12 PM
That is what Bayliss suggested, probably better for SNE that he can come in during the post Ashes rubble anyway

by nickcricket 9/14/2017 12:46:55 PM
As far as I can tell, no one is getting on that plane without having been in the squad before, so no, SNE prob not going to be on that plane,

by Joe Williams 9/14/2017 12:45:05 PM
Star Comment from Nick there, if there's any justice.

by StaggerBreaths 9/14/2017 12:44:38 PM
TEAM 200: Kent 200/3 (60.1 ov, trail by 185 - 1st inns) v Gloucs
SA Northeast 60* (80) JL Denly 56* (123)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 12:44:29 PM
Northeast called Strauss a 'doos' at some point. It's the only explanation I can think of.

by StaggerBreaths 9/14/2017 12:44:08 PM
@NemoUKS No, should change his name to Sam Southeast, then he will get three Tests a summer no matter what and have hundreds of million in the bank while others in the lineup drown in debt

by nickcricket 9/14/2017 12:43:57 PM
In many ways, the EPP squad should be a lot more interesting than the Ashes one.

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 12:42:54 PM
To rephrase Dave's question, is there a number of runs that Northeast could score to get himself on the plane?

by NemoUKS 9/14/2017 12:42:16 PM
I mean its not like Australia will have anyone who bowls a bouncer like Peter Trego...

by nickcricket 9/14/2017 12:42:16 PM
WICKET: Worcestershire 443/8 (105 ov, lead by 39 - 1st inns) v Leics
EG Barnard c †Hill b Raine 30 (61) Partnership: 63 (17.0 ov)
BA Raine 28-7-81-2 OB Cox 57* (72)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/14/2017 12:42:07 PM
Northeast. Fifty. Again.

by StaggerBreaths 9/14/2017 12:41:41 PM